WHAT? No NY accent on some native New Yorkers? (Rochester: neighborhoods, school)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
sometimes the ny accent can be a little extreme,
as if being the exact opposite spectrum of the
southern accent, so people take speech classes
to learn how to speak with a standard american
english accent. it's hard for some people to do tho.
I was in Poughkeepsie for a weekend last summer and a lot of people there had the old-school NYC accent. I don't know if the accent has always stretched that far north or if it was coming from people who had moved up from the city.
I'm a native and grew up starting in the late 80's and still here in the present. Me or my siblings don't really have the NY accent, it's an American accent at best. But it is nostalgic at times when I hear it from others, and know I'm in good company of another fellow native. Though I heard each borough (back in the day, these days not so much with all the transplants and natives migrating out), has their own particular accent nuances.
I was in Poughkeepsie for a weekend last summer and a lot of people there had the old-school NYC accent. I don't know if the accent has always stretched that far north or if it was coming from people who had moved up from the city.
There is alot of people with NYC accent in the suburbs surronding the city from Mantauk on edge of Long Island to Platsburg near the Canadian Border.
I was in Poughkeepsie for a weekend last summer and a lot of people there had the old-school NYC accent. I don't know if the accent has always stretched that far north or if it was coming from people who had moved up from the city.
I was born there and still have family up there. They would all tease me about my accent. I think when I was younger I had one and at times now I whip out my New Yawk accent but given the work environment I'm in and speak to people around the country and globe, I've had to learn to speak slower and more pronounced. I think, imo, that's why some people have lost their accents a little. We don't tawk ova cawfee like we usta.
Anyway, there are a lot of people from NYC that moved up there. You get way, way more house for your money at a reasonable commute to the city for work.
Personally, some New York accents kind of annoy me. Just my two cents though, hahaha.
There's nothing really worse than the overly dramatic whiny jew yorker accent. Now before a couple of you jump down my throat for being "insensitive" or some nonsense like that, I am not saying all jewish new yorkers. Not even most. Just some, and I am entitled to that opinion.
There's nothing really worse than the overly dramatic whiny jew yorker accent. Now before a couple of you jump down my throat for being "insensitive" or some nonsense like that, I am not saying all jewish new yorkers. Not even most. Just some, and I am entitled to that opinion.
I think I have an idea which person brought this accent to your attention...
I think I have an idea which person brought this accent to your attention...
Haha no he didn't bring it to mind. Hell I didn't even notice that he posted on the thread until I looked again. However I do see catching some crap from him about it though.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
